Round Crossbody Circle Bag
Two flat discs, one long strap. Looks bought, takes an afternoon.
Bag · Easy · 5–7 hours · about 14 cm diameter, 110 cm strap
Yarn and tools
- weight: Worsted / Aran (CYC 4)
- fibre: Cotton or cotton-blend for structure; a little acrylic content keeps it light
- amount: 180 g (Peach Sorbet 130 g, Plum 50 g)
- examples: Drops Paris, Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton, Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8
- hook: 4.0 mm — go one size down from the label so the discs stay stiff
- gauge: Round 12 (72 sc) measures about 14 cm across; 16 sc = 10 cm
Notions
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
- 1 magnetic snap or 15 cm zip (optional)
- Two 25 mm D-rings (optional, for an adjustable strap)
Stitches used
- Magic Ring (MR)
- Single Crochet (sc)
- Increase (inc)
- Slip Stitch (sl st)
- Back Loop Only (BLO)
- Whip Stitch & Mattress Seam (seam)
- Chain (ch)
Notes
- Both discs are the same 12-round spiral. Do not join rounds; mark the first stitch.
- Round n has exactly 6n stitches. If round 12 is not 72, an increase was missed and the disc will cup.
Pattern
Disc (make 2) — Peach Sorbet
- MR, 6 sc into the ring. (6 sts)
- Inc x6 (12 sts)
- [Sc 1, inc] x6 (18 sts)
- [Sc 2, inc] x6 (24 sts)
- [Sc 3, inc] x6 (30 sts)
- [Sc 4, inc] x6 (36 sts)
- [Sc 5, inc] x6 (42 sts)
- [Sc 6, inc] x6 (48 sts)
- [Sc 7, inc] x6 (54 sts)
- [Sc 8, inc] x6 (60 sts)
- [Sc 9, inc] x6 (66 sts)
- [Sc 10, inc] x6. Sl st to finish, fasten off. (72 — disc is about 14 cm across sts)
Join the discs
Hold the discs together, wrong sides facing, and join with sc through both layers around two thirds of the circumference.
- With Plum, sc through both discs for 48 sts — this closes the bottom and both sides. (48 sc sts)
- Fasten off Plum. Join Peach Sorbet at the opening and sc 24 across the front disc only. Fasten off. (24 sc opening (about 15 cm of edge) sts)
- Repeat the 24 sc edging on the back disc's opening edge. Fasten off. (24 sc sts)
Strap — Plum
- Ch 177 — at this gauge (16 sc = 10 cm) that is about 110 cm. Hold the chain across your body before you go further and add or remove chains to suit your height. (176 ch sts)
- Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (176 sc sts)
- Ch 1, turn. Sc in BLO of each st across. (176 sc sts)
- Repeat row 3 once more (3 rows total). Fasten off, leaving 30 cm tails at both ends. (176 sc x 3 rows ≈ 110 cm sts)
- Sew each strap end flat against the inside of a side seam, 3 sc below the opening. Stitch a 2 cm square of overlap and cross the stitching for strength. (— sts)
Finishing
- Optional closure: sew a magnetic snap centred inside the opening, 2 sts down from the edge, or hand-sew a 15 cm zip behind the edging. (— sts)
- Optional lining: measure the finished discs, cut two matching fabric circles with an added 1 cm seam allowance, sew the lower two-thirds together, and turn under and stitch the opening hems inside the crochet edging. (— sts)